07 November 2019

Regional Focus: Syria

Blog posts & press:

"In Syria’s Latest Exodus, Local Citizens Become Frontline Aid Workers," The New Humanitarian, 29 Oct. 2019 [text]

"Many Syrian Refugees in Turkey Want to Stay, Despite Erdogan Plan to Force Their Return," VOA News, 31 Oct. 2019 [text]

*Proposed Refugee Resettlement into Syrian “Safe Zone” Carries Significant Risks (DevPolicy Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

"Repatriation" of Syrians in Turkey Needs EU Action (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2019) [text]

Trump Once Talked of a ‘Beautiful Safe Zone’ in Syria. But Safe Zones aren’t Actually Safe (WP's Monkey Cage, 22 Oct. 2019) [text]

"Turkey Wants to Send Syrian Refugees to the New 'Safe Zone.' Some Refugees are Terrified," Vox, 7 Nov. 2019 [text]

The Worrying Precedent of Turkey's "Safe Zone" (The Interpreter Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Adapting to Staying, or Imagining Futures Elsewhere: Migration Decision-making of Syrian Refugees in Turkey, Working Paper, no. 154 (International Migration Institute, Oct. 2019) [text]

*"The Burden of Mental Disorders and Access to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in Syria and among Syrian Refugees in Neighboring Countries: A Systematic Review," Journal of Public Health, Advance Articles, 5 Nov. 2019 [free full-text]

Hosting Refugees: The Impact of the Occupancy Free of Charge (OFC) Shelter Modality in Lebanon (American University of Beirut & Save the Children, Sept. 2019) [text]

"La Politique Jordanienne à l’Egard des Réfugiés Syriens: Entre Hospitalité et Protection des Intérêts Nationaux," Confluences Méditerranée, no. 110 (2019) [Academia]

"Refugees, Water Balance, and Water Stress: Lessons Learned from Lebanon," Ambio: A Journal of the Human Environment, Latest Articles, 2 Nov. 2019 [open access]

Targeting Humanitarian Aid Using Administrative Data: Model Design and Validation (SSRN, Aug. 2019) [preprint]
- Focus is on Lebanon.

*"War and Displacement Stressors and Coping Mechanisms of Syrian Urban Refugee Families Living in Istanbul," Journal of Family Psychology, Sept. 2019 [postprint]

Multimedia:

Syria: The Making and Unmaking of a Refuge State, London, 1 Aug. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for video.

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